US anti-China misinformation is likely to continue under Trump, analysts say
Clock is ticking for Obama legacy operation, but Washington’s policy on information warfare is unlikely to change course
A bipartisan effort in the US that was meant to unite both sides of politics against foreign propaganda has backfired, with critics accusing it of censoring Americans, especially those on the right.
The GEC’s mission was significantly broader than its predecessor, the Centre for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications, which focused solely on countering terrorism.
Unless Congress acts to save it, the Obama legacy operation will shut down on December 23, when its seven-year mandate expires.
But the GEC’s potential shutdown does not mean the second Trump administration will lose sight or control of alleged propaganda from abroad, said Josef Mahoney, politics and international relations professor with the East China Normal University in Shanghai.